Marines participate in a war game in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 15, 2014. The marine corps with the Chinese navy on Friday concluded the war game to practise combat abilities in cold environments, according to military sources. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

HOHHOT, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The marine corps with the Chinese navy on Friday concluded a war game to practice combat abilities in cold environments, according to military sources.

In a highly spontaneous simulation of a city assault, one side deployed automatic reconnaissance aircraft and special forces to collect intelligence on the other side before weeding out its defense facilities and engaging in combat in streets and buildings. Full story